Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London.
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Duties
This police force is responsible for the security in Greater London. They are not responsible for the square mile of the City of London, which is covered by the City of London Police. Also, they are not responsible for the London Underground and National Rail networks, which are the responsibility of the British Transport Police.
The name "New Scotland Yard" comes from the original Metropolitan Police headquarters at 4 Whitehall Place. This had a rear entrance on a street called Great Scotland Yard.[1] The Scotland Yard entrance became the public entrance to the police station, and over time the street and the Metropolitan Police became synonymous.
The New York Times wrote that, just as Wall Street gave its name to New York's financial district, Scotland Yard became the name for police activity in London.[2]
Buildings
The force moved from Great Scotland Yard in 1890 to a newly completed building on the Victoria Embankment right next to the Ministry of Defence. The name "New Scotland Yard" was adopted for the new headquarters.[3] An adjacent building was completed in 1906. A third building was added in 1940.
In 1967, the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) moved its headquarters from the three-building complex to a tall, newly constructed building on Broadway in Victoria. In summer 2013, it was announced that the force would move to a building on New Scotland Yard's previous site (1890–1967). The headquarters were renamed as 'Scotland Yard.'[4] In November 2016, MPS moved to its new headquarters. The words "New Scotland Yard" (in tall letters) can be seen in a photograph of the front of the building. [5]
History
4 Whitehall Place
The Metropolitan Police was formed by Robert Peel with the implementation of the Metropolitan Police Act, passed by Parliament in 1829.[1] Peel selected the original site on Whitehall Place for the new police headquarters. Previously a private house, 4 Whitehall Place (51°30′22″N 0°07′34″W / 51.50598°N 0.12609°W) backed onto a street called Great Scotland Yard.
New Scotland Yard is in a 20-storey office block on Broadway and Victoria Street in Westminster, about 450 metres away from the Houses of Parliament. The famous rotating sign, which is seen on television and in films, is outside the main doors on Broadway.
Scotland Yard Media
- Old "New Scotland Yard", Westminster - geograph.org.uk - 1600086.jpg
The "New" Scotland Yard (built 1890 and 1906), now called the Norman Shaw Buildings; at the far right is the Curtis Green Building (white), which became New Scotland Yard in November 2016
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The former New Scotland Yard building in Victoria Street
- New Scotland Yard ¦ Embankment Chic ? (33219232590).jpg
The current site of New Scotland Yard, formerly the Curtis Green Building
- New Scotland Yard sign 3.jpg
The sign outside the current New Scotland Yard building, located in Victoria, London.
References
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- ↑ Farnsworth, Clyde H. (15 May 1964). "Move is planned by Scotland Yard". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/15/move-is-planned-by-scotland-yard.html. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Utilities at line 38: bad argument #1 to 'ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ "New Metropolitan Police HQ announced as Curtis Green Building". BBC News. 20 May 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22593003. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
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